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pol_345polex wrote: January 7th, 2026, 21:22
Yeah, a black guy technician, how fitting.
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what game is this tho
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 7th, 2026, 21:28
pol_345polex wrote: January 7th, 2026, 21:22
Yeah, a black guy technician, how fitting.
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what game is this tho
Outlast Trials. Pretty good games tbh
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Finarfin wrote: January 7th, 2026, 21:34
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 7th, 2026, 21:28
pol_345polex wrote: January 7th, 2026, 21:22
Yeah, a black guy technician, how fitting.
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Outlast Trials. Pretty good games tbh
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rusty_shackleford wrote: January 7th, 2026, 21:40
Finarfin wrote: January 7th, 2026, 21:34
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 7th, 2026, 21:28


what game is this tho
Outlast Trials. Pretty good games tbh
spooky
yeah, it is a bit spookier than other coop games. lots of jumpscares, things that **** with your head (there are enemies that mimic your allies and they even added a mode where actual players can pose as mimics and hunt you)
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Finarfin wrote: January 7th, 2026, 22:19
rusty_shackleford wrote: January 7th, 2026, 21:40
Finarfin wrote: January 7th, 2026, 21:34


Outlast Trials. Pretty good games tbh
spooky
yeah, it is a bit spookier than other coop games. lots of jumpscares, things that **** with your head (there are enemies that mimic your allies and they even added a mode where actual players can pose as mimics and hunt you)
I meant the black guy
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Again, it's so odd thinking they depict blacks like this today and it's just uncannily creepy and gay, but like in 2000s it wasn't so bad when they were allowed to be thug gangster as their schtick. Thoroughly buck broken representation.
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sheet wrote: January 8th, 2026, 01:09
Again, it's so odd thinking they depict blacks like this today and it's just uncannily creepy and gay, but like in 2000s it wasn't so bad when they were allowed to be thug gangster as their schtick. Thoroughly buck broken representation.
Yeah, back in the 2000s they didn't depict blacks as creepy, gay, oddly homeless-looking supposed genius researchers!
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@Breathe, @sheet, look on the bright side though:

in the 2020s he'd also be the romance option
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Stack of Turtles wrote: January 8th, 2026, 04:15
sheet wrote: January 8th, 2026, 01:09
Again, it's so odd thinking they depict blacks like this today and it's just uncannily creepy and gay, but like in 2000s it wasn't so bad when they were allowed to be thug gangster as their schtick. Thoroughly buck broken representation.
Yeah, back in the 2000s they didn't depict blacks as creepy, gay, oddly homeless-looking supposed genius researchers!
it is funny how that guy really is just 'generic homeless ******' but is supposed to be the super important scientist guy

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'unidentified man' they probably literally facescanned some random homeless ****** off the streets for him lmao
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Stack of Turtles wrote: January 8th, 2026, 04:15
sheet wrote: January 8th, 2026, 01:09
Again, it's so odd thinking they depict blacks like this today and it's just uncannily creepy and gay, but like in 2000s it wasn't so bad when they were allowed to be thug gangster as their schtick. Thoroughly buck broken representation.
Yeah, back in the 2000s they didn't depict blacks as creepy, gay, oddly homeless-looking supposed genius researchers!
It's the first time when I've realized that Alyx is supposed to be half-negro. I always thought she is hapa (never paid attention to HL2 plot, dropped it in the middle of the run).

Also, WTF is "Alyx". Is it phyre-style Alexandra?

Also, also, "blasian" is such a sterile word. If I was one, I would've proudly called myself some mix of negro and mongoloid. NIGGOLOID. Turbo barbarian, the best of both worlds.
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Finarfin wrote: January 7th, 2026, 18:57
**** took less than 2 hours to beat minus the side quests.
Is this good or bad? Explain yourself lol.

Since you completed it I would love to hear your thoughts on it :read:

Dry Wells, the previous mod, didn't take much to beat either, in fact it wasn't anything impressive. But it was enjoyable, a good mod to have in your load order. I expect the same for this.
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Every game that won the Steam awards is gay slop.
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Manny V wrote: January 8th, 2026, 07:22
Stack of Turtles wrote: January 8th, 2026, 04:15
sheet wrote: January 8th, 2026, 01:09
Again, it's so odd thinking they depict blacks like this today and it's just uncannily creepy and gay, but like in 2000s it wasn't so bad when they were allowed to be thug gangster as their schtick. Thoroughly buck broken representation.
Yeah, back in the 2000s they didn't depict blacks as creepy, gay, oddly homeless-looking supposed genius researchers!
it is funny how that guy really is just 'generic homeless ******' but is supposed to be the super important scientist guy

also:
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'unidentified man' they probably literally facescanned some random homeless ****** off the streets for him lmao
If you watch the 20th anniversary documentary, they explain that's literally what they did. IIRC, they paid him $500 then lost track of him. Redditors threw a fit because "Muh royalties! The game was so successful, the man should have a mansion and Lamborghini because they used his likeness and he was paid so little even though he agreed and was happy"
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sheet wrote: January 8th, 2026, 14:40
Manny V wrote: January 8th, 2026, 07:22
it is funny how that guy really is just 'generic homeless ******' but is supposed to be the super important scientist guy

also:
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'unidentified man' they probably literally facescanned some random homeless ****** off the streets for him lmao
If you watch the 20th anniversary documentary, they explain that's literally what they did. IIRC, they paid him $500 then lost track of him. Redditors threw a fit because "Muh royalties! The game was so successful, the man should have a mansion and Lamborghini because they used his likeness and he was paid so little even though he agreed and was happy"
Andrzej Sapkowski has some legal advice he'd like to offer this man.
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Rienen wrote: January 8th, 2026, 19:46
Andrzej Sapkowski has some legal advice he'd like to offer this man.
Still ****** they gave fatkowski anything, he agreed to the lump sum.
"noooo I didn't know it would sell as well as it did!!!", what's the point of not taking the lump sum if you can just get the % anyways?
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Pretty sure someone asked about dragons in gaming at some point...

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Changing parts on a dragon like it is a car is stupid. Just make the default the good looking one.

Or make breeding them to get different mounts part of the gameplay.
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Das beautiful!
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J1M wrote: January 9th, 2026, 14:34
Changing parts on a dragon like it is a car is stupid. Just make the default the good looking one.
This editor heavily reminds me of Spore. It may be interesting to see what is the limit of this system and what is the possible variability of dragons.
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that is incredibly ********
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Nintendo adding tripping to Smash Bros is based. Games should have RNG, not be a Rock-Paper-Scissors spreadsheet for smelly minmaxer nerd *******.
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logincrash wrote: January 12th, 2026, 17:16
Nintendo adding tripping to Smash Bros is based. Games should have RNG, not be a Rock-Paper-Scissors spreadsheet for smelly minmaxer nerd *******.
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Oyster Sauce wrote: January 12th, 2026, 17:24
logincrash wrote: January 12th, 2026, 17:16
Nintendo adding tripping to Smash Bros is based. Games should have RNG, not be a Rock-Paper-Scissors spreadsheet for smelly minmaxer nerd *******.
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Would you be more accepting of the RNG if it was "critical hits"?
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J1M wrote: January 12th, 2026, 18:45
Oyster Sauce wrote: January 12th, 2026, 17:24
logincrash wrote: January 12th, 2026, 17:16
Nintendo adding tripping to Smash Bros is based. Games should have RNG, not be a Rock-Paper-Scissors spreadsheet for smelly minmaxer nerd *******.
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Would you be more accepting of the RNG if it was "critical hits"?
They ruin Team Fortress 2, so no.
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TF2 needs tripping
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New Trails game has released! Time to- what is going on here?

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